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Protecting the Pontiff is the primary duty of the Gendarmerie Corps. It devotes all its energies and capabilities to guaranteeing his protection. This is why Gendarmes are often asked to live their profession as a mission and service to the fidelity of the Pope and to the Church.
As part of its development programme for sustainable mobility, launched in November of last year and called “Ecological Conversion 2030, the Governorate of Vatican City State is continuing to gradually replace the State’s vehicles with electrical vehicles, in an effort to achieve zero impact by 2030.
The Bocconi Government and University of Milan: a valuable collaboration that is expressed in a double exchange. First, the training for the employees of the Governorate itself and the possibility for students of the university to have a direct experience within the organization of the Vatican Museums. Maria Anna Circelli, the Governor’s delegate for special tasks, who also deals with staff training, talks about this in this interview.
With Don Quixote, to learn not to fear life’s difficulties, or feel alone because there is a friend at hand who can help. This year’s edition of Estate Ragazzi in the Vatican is teaching new generations to face challenges with courage. As the summer camp continues, Fr Franco Fontana, Director of the Salesian community in the Vatican and Chaplain of the Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services and of the Vatican Museums, explains some details and announces the opening of a sporting centre for employees of the Governorate, where they will be able to engage in sports and socialize throughout the year.
Trying to “show to the world” that science and faith are mutually supportive is one of the goals of the Specola Vaticana, which throughout the centuries has brought together the most prestigious scientists from various nations, becoming a point of reference, especially for research in the astronomical field. Jesuit Brother Guy J. Consolmagno, Director of the Specola, shares his thoughts.
In honour of the first Pope, the Garden and Environment Service of the Governorate of Vatican City State’s Directorate for Infrastructures and Services, has renewed a tradition that dates back to the end of the 18th century, and has not been resumed since 2017.
Traditionally, the so-called “Nassa del Pescatore” (fisherman’s trap) was hung on the two white columns made of African marble of the central gate of the Vatican Basilica, until the evening before the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, to recall the Prince of the Apostles’ profession.
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